Clothes hanger support



March 26, 1935. E. HAYMOND CLOTHES HANGER SUPPORT Original Filedfiept.5, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I nvento'r Attorney March 26, 1935. E. HAYMONDCLOTHES HANGER SUPPORT Original Filed Sept. 5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Inventor firifijayzzza 22d Attorney Patented Mar. 26, 1935 CLOTHESHANGER SUPPORT Earl Haymond, Waldron, Ind.

. Application September 5, 1933', Serial No. 688,201 Renewed August 27,1934 1 Claim.

, The present invention appertains to garment hanger supports of thefoldable type for supporting a plurality of garmenthangers.

The object of the inventionis to provide a foldable garment hangersupport'of this nature 4 which is compact and simple in construction,easy 'to manipulate, thoroughly efi'icient' and reliable in use, andotherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arfully described andclaimedi In the drawings: Figure 1 is aside elevation of the supportshowing the arm in an open position.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough showingthe armin closed position. Figure 3 is a horizontal transverse section takensubstantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 Figure 4 is a vertical sectiontaken. substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure l, and

showing the portion of the arm.

Referring to the drawingsin detail it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes an oblongchannel body comprising the plate a with rightangularly extending coextensive parallel flanges b merging or formedintegrally on the longitudinal I edges of the plate; Numeral 6 denotesanfoblong channel arm shorter in length than the I body 5 and comprisinga plate c with flanges d extending at right angles from the longitudinaledges thereof in spaced coextensive parallelism. These flanges d arespaced so asto fit snugly between the flanges ,b when in folded positionas shown in Figure 2. A pin '7 extending through the flanges b and dswingably mounts the arm on the body sothat it may be swung to thehorizontal position shown in Figure l'or to the closed position shown inFigure 2. A chain 8 is engaged on a cross pin 9 between the flanges d ofthe arm 6 andon' an eye bolt 10 fixed in the plate a of the body 5intermediate, its ends. This chain limits the downward. swinging ofthearm and supports its in the horizontal position shown in Figure 1. Thebody is adapted to be mounted on a suitable support such as a wall" orthe like by screws or suitable fasteningelements 11. A plurality of eyes12 are fixed in the plate 0 to project outwardly therefrom-in anopposite direction to the flanges d and clothes hangers or,

the like 14 areadapted to be engaged therewith as shown in Figures 1 and4f The upper or free ends ofthe flanges d havetheir edges beveled asshown to advantage in Figure 2 and indicated at 15. A latch structurecomprises an elongated plate 16, an intermediate portion thereofadrangement of parts'as will be hereinafter more Figure '5 is'afragmentary perspective view 1 jacent the upper end" being folded uponitself into a hook like formation as indicated at 17 to engage over thefree end of the plate 0 of the arm 6 whenthe arm is folded in the closedposition shown in Figure 2 housing the same in the casing like formationthus formed.

This plate 16 is slidable on the plate a, being confined between saidplate a and a pair of cross pins 19 extending between the flanges (1 oneabove and one below the portion 17 thereby limiting the I slidingmovement of the latch member. At the bottom end of the plate 16 is anangular extension 20 forming a handle for sliding the latch member. Itis thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages ofthis invention will now be clearly understood without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of. advantageenumerated asdesirable in the statement of'the invention and theabove description. I

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the inven- 7 tion as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: l

' channeled member having its bight portion adapted to be mountedvertically on a vertical support, with its flanges extending outwardly,an

elongated channel-shaped arm, a pivot pin pass- A garment hangercomprisingan elongated ing through the lower ends'of the flanges of said1 arm and through the lower ends of the flangesv of the supportingmember, said arm beingof less width than the width of the supportingmember, whereby the flanges of said arm will enter they spacebetween-the flanges of the supporting member when the arm is swungupwardly onits pivot, a flexible member connected with the supporting.member and with the arm for holding the arm I in a horizontal positionwhen swung downwardly,

garment supporting means connected with the bight part of the arm and,an elongatedlatch plate movably mounted in the bottom of the channel ofthe supporting member and having one end projecting from the lower endofthe supporting member, said. end having an outwardly extending portionproviding ahandle, the upper portion of the plate being-provided with anoutwardly extending hook for engaging the free end of the arm, when thearm is swung upwardly into the supporting member.

EARL HAYMOND. I

